Tag: Competition policy
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02 May 18 NewsA New Times interview with Donald Kaberuka: Reforming the AU is not a choice of the few, but an imperative for all
A reposting, from tralac: The consolidated draft text of the AfC...
2018 Budget Speech: Restoring South Africa’s public finances on a sustainable path
22 Feb 18 NewsIn the current economic climate, spending priorities and the sequencing of programme implementation are subject to a number of trade-offs. The focus of the 2018 Budget has solely b...
South African Treasury predicts growth pickup as confidence returns
22 Feb 18 NewsWith a new leader at the helm and confidence improving, growth in South Africa, Africa’s most-industrialized economy, may accelerate to levels last seen in 2014, according to Nat...
Minister Ebrahim Patel: Debate on State of the Nation Address 2018
20 Feb 18 NewsSONA Debate 2018: Speech by Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, at the Joint Sitting of Parliament
On Friday night, President Ramaphosa set out a broad and inspiring ...
Competition policy as an instrument for economic transformation – a careful balancing act
25 Jan 18 BlogOn 1 December 2017 the Competition Amendment Bill, 2017 was published for public comments (click here to download). According to the Economic Development Minister, Ebrahim Patel, t...
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28 Nov 17 NewsFeatured infographics: @TheEIU_Africa team forecasts Ethiopia as sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest growing economy in 2018. East African/Franc Zone economies feature in region’...
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01 Sep 17 NewsAfrican accessions to the WTO: What has been done? What remains to be done? [Presentations at this week’s Regional Dialogue on WTO Accessions for the Greater Horn of Africa]
ACB...
Deputy President speaks out against anti-competitive behavior
01 Sep 17 NewsDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday spoke out against anti-competitive behaviour, saying it prevents economies from realising their potential.
“Anti-competitive behaviour...
Enhancing international cooperation in the investigation of cross-border competition cases: Tools and procedures
12 Jul 17 NewsContribution from the Competition Commission of South Africa, prepared for the UNCTAD Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy Round Table on Enhancing inte...
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05 Jun 17 NewsContinental Free Trade Area update: Conference of the African Union Ministers of Trade (5–16 June, Niamey)
The objective of the 6th Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum...
Competition Commission Investigation into mobile data charges in South Africa
29 May 17 NewsFollowing recent public complaints and a social media campaign on twitter (#DataMustFall), the South African Government decided to investigate the concerns through the Competition ...
Minister Ebrahim Patel: Economic Development Department Budget Vote 2017/18
26 May 17 NewsBudget Vote Speech delivered by Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel, in the National Assembly, 25 May 2017
It is my pleasure with Deputy Minister Masuku to table the B...
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20 Apr 17 NewsFeatured tweet, infographic, @LopesInsights:
Attending @AfricaProg conf. Brexit impact on Africa. Even w/ underestimated figures Africa’s GDP would make AU G7 seat justified, li...
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01 Mar 17 NewsToday’s featured tweets:
G7 Italy 2017: Today meeting of the #G7 Africa Directors in Rome. Fruitful exchange of views on the situation and the way forward in Sub-Saharan Africa....
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17 Feb 17 News2017 African Development Bank Annual Meetings: transforming agriculture for wealth creation in Africa
The 2017 Annual Meetings of the AfDB Group will be held on 22-25 May in Ahmed...
Air transport in Africa: A portrait of capacity and competition in various market segments
17 Feb 17 NewsSub-Saharan Africa’s air transport, though low in overall volume when compared to other regions in the world, has experienced significant growth in the last decade, both in inter...
Tanzania steps up war on counterfeits
10 Feb 17 News
Tanzania’s Fair Competition Commission destroyed counterfeit goods worth over $ 8 million between January and December last year.
The counterfeits were impounded from 24 s...
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19 Jan 17 NewsProfiled, forthcoming events: Regional trade in Africa: drivers, trends and opportunities (3 February, ACP Secretariat, Brussels); 2017 African Economic Platform (20-22 March, Maur...
Trade law and regulation
04 Jan 17 ThemesThe development of rules-based governance for regional trade and integration in Africa has become an important focus area for tralac. Trade agreements, accompanied by the necessary...
Call for a multilateral competition regime
12 Oct 16 NewsControl over the global food value chain is getting consolidated in fewer private hands, posing serious security concerns
Four current multibillion-dollar deals in the agriculture...